Index: client/1.0/neutral/pkgd.eagle
==================================================================
--- client/1.0/neutral/pkgd.eagle
+++ client/1.0/neutral/pkgd.eagle
@@ -1529,10 +1529,32 @@
     }
 
     return $result
   }
 
+  #
+  # NOTE: This procedure attempts to extract a package version information
+  #       from the specified file.  The fileName argument is the local file
+  #       name to read.  This procedure may raise script errors.
+  #
+  proc extractVersionFromFile { fileName } {
+    switch -exact -- [file tail $fileName] {
+      VERSION {
+        return [string trim [readFile $fileName]]
+      }
+      pkgIndex.eagle -
+      pkgIndex.tcl {
+        #
+        # TODO: Evaluate the package index file in a new "safe"
+        #       interpreter and obtain the newly added [package
+        #       ifneeded] version(s)?
+        #
+        return ""
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   #
   # NOTE: This procedure checks if there is a higher version available of the
   #       specified package on the package file server.  The language argument
   #       must be one of the literal strings "eagle", "tcl", or "client".  The
   #       version argument must be one of the literal strings "8.4", "8.5", or
@@ -1580,12 +1602,12 @@
     }
 
     set localFileName [file join $persistentDirectory $fileName]
 
     set compare [package vcompare \
-        [string trim [readFile $downloadFileName]] \
-        [string trim [readFile $localFileName]]]
+        [extractVersionFromFile $downloadFileName] \
+        [extractVersionFromFile $localFileName]]
 
     if {[isEagle]} then {
       file delete -recursive -- $temporaryDirectory
     } else {
       file delete -force -- $temporaryDirectory